jam19872016

🤣 no glacier ice but I am guilty of eating the albino broccoli.

Part of me doesn't want to put the phone down now that the internet is working again. But I've got to stay on top of my exercise routine so off I go. Casino drawing at 11. They say there will be over 15 winners. Hopefully I can be one of them.

Spend the rest of my day relaxing in the room and steamroom. Or arguing about crappy internet. I didn't bother with dinner pictures because honestly I didn't expect the internet to come back for a while...or at all. I did get one of the pork tart because it is a different presentation. Can't really tell from this picture but it is a deeper dish instead of two small shallow tarts. It was still very yummy. Dining room has been slammed the last two nights but the dining room team has done a real good job keeping up with the demand.

After the diamond lunch we wandered through the shops. There was supposed to be a 2/20 t-shirt sale but it was canceled. Something about the new shop vendor. Didn't catch the whole reason, but there were no sales with the old vendor either. Hennessy white price check. There are about a half dozen displays around the store. Unless they don't stock up again for a while there will be no shortage of it on this ship.

The diamond lunch was nice. It is a small menu and I ordered the same thing I did last time but everything I ordered was good. Those at my table who ordered the steak all complained it was too tough. Pork belly. My mom's papperdele. Sea bass. Hazelnut and malted chocolate.

I honestly thought it was a gimmick. No way they are really using glacier ice. Then I saw they actually had a chunk of it behind the bar. Lots of people bought it, it was very popular. As far as I know know they all survived 😅

On a premiere cruise, supposedly everyone has an equal chance. Everyone has an entry instead of an entry for every 100 points. It's been a while but I have had my name drawn a couple times on a premiere. This is the smallest group I have ever seen for a premiere so I should have better odds if we do in fact all have an equal chance.

I'm not even a germ freak. I drank from the hose as a kid and if it was a hot day and I was outside, you know what, I'd still drink it. But even I thought, glacier ice? That doesn't seem very sanitary. Alas, I did not try it, I do not like tequila at all. Gross. If Steven needs a technical advisor please give him my information.

The only crew change I noticed were the shops. A new company has taken over and a new set of employees are working there. Other than that it seems to be just the normal rotation that happens weekly. Staffing levels are at 95% and I have experienced no areas that seem understaffed, except for guest services after midnight and heard second hand that someone went by at 4am and it was closed but I cannot verify that. I do not know if Grand Turk was on this itinerary but it is not now. I thought it was but there has been no mention of a port substitution. It would not be the first time I boarded thinking we were going somewhere and I was mistaken. Enjoy your cruise, it's a great ship with a great crew and better food than I've had recently on carnival. Don't buy the internet.

The internet has been down all day again. I tried having a reasonable discussion with guest services and was told no credit would be extended. I pointed out its not been working for over two weeks and they had two stops in Miami to resolve the issue. They claim this is a different issue. Even though connectivity has been spotty since. Still, no credit. But I am not getting the product you sold me. Sorry, no credit. Then things broke down as other guests started yelling. As if my cool, calm, but firm tone was getting me nowhere but yelling was going to magically produce better results. I will be following up with Carol the guest services manager and move up the chain until I am satisfied. I have never in all my cruises been so disappointed in the internet service. It isn't that it's just slow, it is slow and constantly down for 15 minutes at a time. Every. Single. Day. Multiple times. And slow. Like slower than I've ever witnessed running speed tests anytime I feel like the internet is slow.

Good morning. Bes super comfy, pillows are too flat. Can't win them all guess lol. Gonna slowly make my way into the land of the living. Diamond lunch at noon.

Well it has been a very long day so now I'm going to bed. Next up, fun day at sea. Good night.

After not getting enough sleep the bed was calling us but we have casino drawings all week at 11 so we powered through. Tonight's game was called premiere drop amd it is similar to plinko. No luck yet having our names drawn.

After my snack I had a light dinner. If it looks familiar it's because it's very similar to what I ate two nights ago lol. Cured salmon. Chicken parmesean. Tiramisu.

Some snacks.

The party was very nice. Drinks were flowing and they also served food. I haven't seen food served at these gatherings since before covid. Since we all love to complain about a cutback I think it is important to take a moment to recognize when they bring something back. Thank you carnival. This was also the smallest gathering I've seen for premiere ever. I doubt there were 50 people in the room. I stopped doing these because of how crowded they were plus they are usually more expensive than a casino offer that's not a premiere. At the end they also raffled off some prizes. I did not have my name drawn but I have many drawings throughout the week so fingers crossed.

Heading to the premiere cocktail party 🥳

And we are pulling out. First ship to sail this afternoon.

We'll be sailing away from Miami soon so I am going to go up and watch us sailaway!

This part of the excursion was a little cheesy but it was cute and a fun little outing. The people there were dressed in characters from the time period and explained the history of Liarsville and put on a show for us. They also showed us how to pan for gold and gave us the opportunity to go panning. Neither of us did very good but several in the group had success. They also provided marshmallows for roasting over a campfire as well as hot cider. All in all it was a good excursion, just a little expensive. After having some time to explore and check out the gift shop we returned to the ship. Celebrity Eclipse in port with us today.

Next we took a ride over to Liarsville for some gold panning.

Continued. Caboose for rent. I love excursions on trains so I was very happy with this excursion. Water was provided but there was no food not even for purchase so pack a snack if you think you may get hungry. The guides were knowledgeable and entertaining and did a great job explaining to us the history of the railroad.

After we reached the border, we turned around and made our way back to skagway.

More. This was significant for some reason, but sadly I don't remember why. Canadian border....I think.

Continued. This bridge collapsed sometime during the pandemic. It was not being used at the time since everything was closed down.